Overview

• The House Judiciary Committee has sued FBI Agent Elvis Chan for not complying with congressional subpoenas in a probe into alleged collusion between the government and Big Tech to censor online speech.
• Chan is accused of being a central figure in the FBI's interactions with social media companies, particularly in relation to the suppression of certain viewpoints.
• The Department of Justice instructed Chan not to appear for his deposition, leading to escalated tensions between the FBI and the Judiciary Committee.
• Allegations include Chan lying under oath about his communications with Facebook regarding the Hunter Biden laptop story.
• The lawsuit is part of a broader investigation into the federal government's alleged efforts to influence social media censorship, with implications for First Amendment principles.